Guest guest Posted June 3, 2008 Report Share Posted June 3, 2008 Namaste Mrs. Joshi, An abhisheka is a religious bathing ceremony. The word abhisheka means a sprinkling. It is derived from the root sic, to wet, and with the prefix abhi, " around, " abhisheka is literally, " wetting around. " An abhisheka is the bathing part of a puja that usually is done with sacred water. In puja, a Deity is called, seated, greeted, bathed, dressed, fed and praised. The bathing of the Deity is the ABHISHEKA part of the puja. In some cases, the main focus of the puja is the bathing ceremony itself. This is especially the case with the worship of the Shiva Linga. During an elaborate bathing ceremony a Deity is bathed not only in water, but also with milk, yogurt, butter milk, honey, clarified butter, sugar, and all kinds of fruit juices. After this bathing, the sacred image is dressed, ornamented, fed and praised with hymns accompanied with bells, drums and other instruments. Specially the 'Linga-form' Siva is worshiped by doing the Abhishekam that pleases Him. Even by pouring a drop of water on the SivaLingam it is believed that one will be relieved of all the difficulties, sorrows and will be blessed with joy and happiness ever after. Om Namah Shivaya , Shital Joshi <devamb11 wrote: > > Dear Sir & All members, > > Namaste, > I would like to know why we do " Abhishek " to shivlinga? I know some traditional stories, but want to know more. > > Thank you. > Kind regards > Mrs. Joshi > > > > Sent from Mail. > A Smarter Email. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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